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. . . is a grassroots movement that promotes, supports and celebrates San Antonio’s commitment to be a world-class compassionate city: one where the civic government, the religious and volunteer organizations, the businesses, the community and its educational institutions come together to recognize the importance and value of compassion in the life of a city and by doing so create an ethos of compassion and a safety net for its most vulnerable citizens. #compassionateSA
THE CHARTER FOR COMPASSION
. . is an international initiative to restore compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other, and lies at the heart of all religious and ethical systems.
Happy Birthday To . . . Eckhart & LeVar
February 16, 1948 Eckhart Tolle "To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking...
Happy Birthday To . . . Elihu & Matt
February 15, 1845 Elihu Root "The wolf always charges the lamb with muddying the stream." February 15, 1954 Matt Groening "If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson."
Happy Birthday To . . . Frederick & George
February 14, 1818 Frederick Douglass "Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be...
Happy Birthday To . . Pico & Sheryl
February 11, 1957 Pico Iyer "It's no coincidence that the word 'holiday' suggests a holy day, or that the longest book in the Torah concerns the Sabbath. If you wish to advance in any sphere, the best way is to take a retreat." February 11, 1962 Sheryl Crowe "No...
Happy Birthday To . . . Dominique & Elaine
February 10, 1910 Dominique Pire "Of what good would another lecture on peace be? Peace is not something to lecture about, but something to put into practice." February 10, 1930 E. L. Konigsburg "I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience...
Happy Birthday To . . . Martin & Paul
February 8, 1878 Martin Buber "There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do...
Then. Now. Now Then?
Two Places. Two Poets. At the Intersection of Our Times.
October 3, 2021 | A Global and Virtual Conversation with
Naomi Shihab Nye & Pádraig Ó’Tuama
WATCH THE ARCCHIVED VIDEO HERE
Find out more about the 2020 Compassionate Institute and the more than 150 compassionate fellows who are on a year-long journey to bring more compassion to our schools.
Multifaith Calendar, January, 2023
January 1: Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian
January 1: Feast Day of St Basil – Orthodox Christian
January 1: Shogatsu/Gantan-sai – Shinto
January 1: Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus – Orthodox Christian
January 5: Twelfth Night – Christian
January 5: Guru Gobindh Singh birthday – Sikh
January 6: Epiphany – Christian
January 6: Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) – Orthodox Christian
January 6: Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) – Christian
January 7: Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian
January 8: Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian
January 13: Maghi – Sikh
January 17: Blessing of the Animals – Hispanic Catholic Christian
January 18: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Christian
January 22: Lunar New Year – Asian faiths
January 25: Conversion of St. Paul – Christian
January 30: Mahayana New Year 3 days – Buddhism
Compassion Bead Sales are temporarily suspended (as of 1/2/2-23)
